Dr. Ram Gupta is a Professor of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University (PSU). He is also serving as the Associate Vice-President for Research and Support at PSU and Director of Research at the National Institute for Materials Advancement (NIMA). Dr. Gupta has been recently named by Stanford University as being among the top 2% of research scientists worldwide. Dr. Gupta’s research spans a range of subjects critical to current and future societal needs including: semiconducting materials & devices, biopolymers, flame-retardant polymers, green energy production & storage using nanostructured materials & conducting polymers, electrocatalysts, optoelectronics & photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic heterojunctions for sensors, nanomagnetism, biocompatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold & antibacterial applications, and bio-degradable metallic implants.
Dr. Gupta has published over 300 peer-reviewed journal articles, made over 500 national/international/regional presentations, chaired and organized multiple sessions at national/international meetings, wrote several book chapters (120+), edited over 50 books and received several million dollars for research and educational activities from external agencies. He is also serving as Editor, Associate Editor, Guest editor, and editorial board member for various journals.